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Boilermaker Road Race to use state grant for energy-efficient upgrades at Utica HQ
UTICA, N.Y. — The Boilermaker Road Race, Inc. will use a state grant of $50,000 to make energy-efficient upgrades to its headquarters in Utica. New
Raymour & Flanigan launches new private label credit card with TD Bank
CLAY, N.Y. — TD Bank announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement to provide a new branded private label credit-card program for Raymour &
New York manufacturing index turns negative
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Monday that its Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index tumbled 14 points to -3.6 in December,
Arrow Electronics moving jobs at Seneca Data Distributors in Cicero to Arizona
CICERO, N.Y. — Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) has plans to move 65 jobs at Seneca Data Distributors, Inc. in Cicero to a site in
EFC approves $5M loan for Salina landfill-closure project
The board of directors of the New York State Environmental Facilities Corp. (EFC) has unanimously approved a $5 million, short-term loan that the Town of
New York posts nation’s largest increase in jobless claims in latest week
The number of people filing first-time applications for unemployment benefits in New York state rose 14 percent to 24,119 in the week ending Nov. 29,
Welch Allyn acquisition of Nebraska firm is a bet on telehealth growth
SKANEATELES FALLS — With its recent acquisition of a Nebraska–based medical software firm, Welch Allyn, Inc. is making a bet on medicine’s move toward telehealth — monitoring and treating patients remotely with digital technologies. The Skaneateles Falls–based manufacturer of medical-diagnostic equipment announced Dec. 8 that it has acquired substantially all the assets of HealthInterlink, LLC
Ianno buys Auburn firm, becomes 1st time business owner
AUBURN — After having worked as a senior marketing manager at Skaneateles Falls–based Welch Allyn, Inc. for the past 12 years, Victor Ianno is now the sole owner of Weaver Machine & Tool Company in Auburn. He acquired the business from the family of the late Ronald (Bucky) Weaver and started working there in September.
BlueRock Energy launches energy services company
SYRACUSE — Finding ways to save on energy costs can be a full-time job. That’s why BlueRock Energy Holdings says it founded BlueRock Energy Services — a new company focused on helping businesses and homeowners reduce their energy consumption and cut energy costs. The company expects to add 40 new jobs over the next two
SUNY Cortland plans major electrical-distribution system upgrade
CORTLAND — SUNY Cortland says it will break ground during the spring semester on a major electrical-distribution system upgrade that will affect the majority of campus, The electrical-infrastructure work, which involves excavating and replacing distribution lines that date back more than 50 years, will likely start by late March, SUNY Cortland said in the Dec.
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